SEVENTEEN were always going to have an uphill climb to match “Mansae” in my book, and rather than try to outdo that type of track, they went a different direction …
Read More »Lee Hi’s “My Star” is a perfectly alright Lee Hi effort
There is little doubt that Lee Hi possesses one hell of a voice that she expertly (especially given her age) uses to lay an old soul sound on whatever beat …
Read More »“Hopefully Sky” is Eunji crafting quality out of a standard spring track
A Pink is a group known for its non-offensive, and often times dull, songs. Thus, it was my assumption that Eunji, by proxy, would produce something equally boring yet chart …
Read More »BTS drop meaningful music video with an eminently listenable “Young Forever”
BTS dropped “Young Forever” seemingly out of nowhere, as I don’t remember them building much hype for this. Apparently, it’s also the end of some kind of trilogy that I …
Read More »VIXX’s “Dynamite” gets me on the bandwagon with a jam oddly fit for summer
VIXX have always been a group that never managed to catch my attention musically. I never disliked them but I never got into them either, mainly because I guess nothing …
Read More »Junsu’s “How Can I Love You” for ‘Descendants Of The Sun’ is 4 minutes of boring
Junsu is a talented singer with quite the discography both in and out of TVXQ/JYJ. But while evaluating “How Can I Love You” as a song, I unfortunately can’t give …
Read More »Indie Focus: Lee Yongwon’s ‘Vancouver’ rides punk influences to success
After the announcement of Yellow Monsters going on hiatus, I was curious to know what the members would be up to. Lee Yongwon, the band’s vocalist and guitarist, seemed to …
Read More »Block B don’t return with an upbeat track, but somehow make it work for “Toy”
After getting me to begrudgingly to admit their rap ballad “A Few Years Later” was actually quality, Block B are back with a chill song in “Toy” that I really …
Read More »JYP teams with Conan O’Brien & Steven Yeun to drop hot “Fire” #StanConanOppa2K16
The much anticipated Conan O’Brien episode in Korea has arrived (which I’ll cover later), and as part of that, JYP has released “Fire“, which features Conan, actor Steven Yeun, and …
Read More »NCT U switches gears for “Without You”, but the end product is unfortunately similar
NCT U dropped the sweg from “The 7th Sense“ and changed gears for “Without You“, and while I think they got much closer with this effort, I can’t characterize the …
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